Environmental disasters generally fall into two categories: natural and manmade. The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to floods ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is convening a virtual public workshop focused on the needs of children and youth in disasters. The aims of this workshop are to explore ...

Scientists warn that Europe’s winter downpours are only going to get “heavier” following a succession of violent weather events that have battered the western Mediterranean. Since mid-January, an ...

Climate change-driven disasters such as floods, heatwaves, wildfires and cyclones caused more than $120 billion in damage worldwide in 2025, according to a new report by international aid agency ...